Three words a mother loves to hear. That was paired with "and you're the WORST mom ever"..
Just heard it from Eli. He's clearly angry with me. Why? He got mad at Jackson so he took his favorite (Jackson's) xbox game and scratched it. Bad. It can't be played anymore. $60 in the trash. Not to mention the xbox controller he broke earlier in the day. Another $50. Big trouble. He's grounded.
Two days ago he slashed a hole in both his and Jackson's Nike basketballs. Again, he was mad.
This is a new anger stage he's in right now. I don't like it .. as it's destructive and costly. I'm not sure what to do about it either. I wish I could open the "Eli for Dummies" book and turn to the section on "how to deal with your angry/destructive child" section.
I ground him ..take things away from him .. talk to him .. plead with him .. negotiate (don't ever try that) and love him. Nothing is working at the moment. I must be doing something wrong .. but I haven't figured out exactly what yet.
Maybe I should foster the anger .. maybe someday he could be the UFC reining world champion. Trying to be positive here...
Some days I want to run far, far away and never come back. Today is one of those days. I'm exhausted and out of ideas.
5 comments:
Don't have boys and don't have a clue how to handle the anger thing but am praying for you because I imagine that this would be a scary concerning stage not to mention expensive!!!
Yikes! I am so sorry. I noticed you didn't mention a taser or tranq gun. It is never too late for either one! Sorry Girlfriend, I will pray for you and him. That royally sucks. I wish I had better advice besides sometimes they just need a hug. Perhaps when they are on the edge of sleep so they aren't so feisty.
As you know, I have the destructive anger thing all figured out. But if I were to tell you then you wouldn't have figured it out for yourself. So, sorry, you're on your own.
wow, maybe we need to put our heads together, my 5 year old has the anger issue and I I just got the first "I hate you and you are the worstest mom ever." It's so hard not to laugh when they use improper English. Although I do think my husband curbed the destructive phase rather quickly last year when at age 4 joel threw our playstation down because he got mad at his brother. So Matt got a mallet and smashed it up right in front of him. (Yeah it still takes my breath away and I so wouldn't have dealt with it that way but he's not so quick to destroy things.) I personally think it's cause they are boys and well they don't communicate very and sometimes they just need dad to adjust their attitude. But hey I'm all ears if you figure this one out, lol
Again, sister, you are not alone on this one! What is it with BOYS?! I swear they are just plain retarded! Multiply yours by 2 and you will realize how insane our household is and how expensive things get! I would be rich woman if I had girls that don't break everything in sight! Who said girls are easier? Or more expensive? Or more emotional? At least I GET girls!
Post a Comment